National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-09
ITALY AND HAWAII.
Letter from @. o. Moreno to His Maj
esty tho King of Italy.
IIWINlIUENW IEVIEE VElN ENNFFWE1sT
WASHINGTON. MnY "a, 1887.

WASHINGTON, May "a, 1887,
MAY 1T PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY: On the |
23d OF March, 1881, In the royal palace OF
the Quirlnal, In Rome, had the high honor
to propose verbally to your majesty the
recognition on the part of Italy Of the In
dependence and neutrality Of the kingdom
of the Hawaiian Islands under the scepter
OF King Kalakaua and OF his successors.
Your majesty, chivalrously as ever, an
swered In the Affirmative; but King Kala-
kaua's blunders and want OF iirmness, the
exceedingly questionable behavior in their
voyage around the world In 1881 OF himself
and of his associates, have thrown doubt
and disfavor upon the negotiation aud pre-
vented the conclusion.
From that day the king and the kingdom
Of those Islands IN the Pacific ocean have
changed for worse, and become utterly un-
worthy of being admitted In the family Of
nations politically, morally and socially.
Since my departure from Honolulu, In
1850, the government Of tnat realm mas
beceme the open field for an inlqultous
monopoly aud ravagc, morally, politically,
socially, aud Financially, for the exclusive
benefit Of spectators from San Fran
cisco and Salt Lake City, and the
unfortunate, chicken. hearted King X ila-
kaua, a man without force of character
or Of will, has become their toy, tool and
The indignant Chinese population IN the
last month Of March offered publicly the
price (ler tdliOnis) of $1,000 for King kala-
kaua's head.
In view OF this sad and demoralizing state
OF affairs the recognition on the Part OF
Italy Of the Independence and neutrality OF
the kingdom Of the Hawaiian Islands, which
at present, am informed, will be tried,
would be a grave political error on the part
Of your majesty and the government OF
Italy,
To temporze on this recognition will be
O wise policy, and silently watch the course
Of events, and especially the action OF the
United States pro or con touching the in
dependence and neutrality Of Hawaii. The
United States have reciprocity treaty
with Hawaii, which has benefited greatly
the Hawaiian islands. The day is not far OIL
when the American government Will take
decided steps in regard to the Hawaiian,
Samoan, and other Islands in the Pacific
ocean. The Monroe doctrine, which Is the
unwrltten lien or right of the Americans OF
the north, is equally as valid on the Pacific
side as on the Atlantic side, and President
Cleveland, the Secretary of State minister
| of foreign affairs), Ills Excellercy Thomas
| F. Bayard, are well aware of 1t, and GER
tainly will not fail to act consonantly when
| the proper time comes, thus restoring order
| where now is disorder and turning the
1 s~'sN
| power.
For more ample information may it please
| your majesty to read, especially on pages
s, 10, and IA, the open letter | wrote to
| King Kalakaua on the position OF men and
affairs In Hawaii, OF which sent copies to
their majesties the king and queen OF Italy
and to their excellencies the Ministers De-
| pretis, Crispi, Brin, and Zanardelli, also to
| Senator Correnti and the press of Italy.
In addition may be allowed to state,
that Italy is very badly represented in
Hawaii, by an obscure German, as Italian
consul. The sooner this man is rem moved
the better 1t will be for Italy, for this uu.
desirable Italian consul is the tool of the
marauders to the detriment of the
Hawaians and the honor Of Italy.
To conclude, the government of the
Hawaiian Islands since the month OF May,
1889, to the present day, has been in a
rotten condition; 1t is rare combination OF
an immoral, political, financial, and farcical
chaos, manipulated by disreputable men,
For the present, nothing in favor Of
Hawaii from the glorious Italian monarch
is the best policy-Kalaksua is no more Q
serious man and is 10 longer worthy to be
trusted. Instability, negligence, and In
gratitude are now his second nature.
He does net pay his debts, mol
him.
This once a warm hearted. honest, and
noble Hawaiian (Kalakaua), full Of intelli-
| gence and lofty ideas, has been debauched
| ie--~ay~ " ~ao-O'iI iuiiuCuCe VI du encourage
lclique) composed OF low and small men, ,and
his Kingdom is In an unsettled condition
full Of dangers for HE throne, for his per.
son, and for the political independence Of
his sympathetic and primitive race.
The grand and feasible idea of uniting
the Poiyneslan Islands in one kingdom.
with Honolulu as the capital aud the
Hawaiian sovereign as the supreme ruler
suggested to King Kalakaua by an Italo-
American In the year 1870, is about to be-
come costly and ridiculous failure for
Hawaii in the year 1887, on account of hay
Ing chosen an irresponsible, incompetent
characterless, and not honorable man from
Utah to conduct the negotiations for carrying
into effect the grand idea. There is nothing
grand, nothing manly, nothing open, moth.
ing square In this man, therefore he cannot
curiiy; cannot command respect mol
inspire confidence to the chiefs
and people of Polynesia, aud by
logical consequence King Malietoa
OF the Samoan Islands, being well informed
OF the deplorable position of men and Affairs
in Hawaii, thought 1t to be Il wise policy to
decline his adherence to the pact for ac
complishing the grand idea OF uniting the
Polynesan Islands in one kingdom. Thu:
Ralakaua met with q most costly and
ridiculous failure in Samoa, which, put to
gether with other errors, may precipitatt
his downfall in Hawaii. Poor, deluded
kalakaua.
Your majesty, the most eGlcacious styl,
OF writing aud of giving information be
lieve to be that of calling men and things
by their right names. Ihave the high hono
TO be, your majesty, most respectfully ant
obediently, CELso CESAR moreno.
To HIS MAJESTY HUMRERT 1,
| Kfno NJ ItoIy Donna